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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌnoʊtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō′tə fi kā′shən)

no•ti•fi•ca•tion (nō′tə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

a formal notifying or informing.
an act or instance of notifying, making known, or giving notice;
notice.
a written or printed notice, announcement, or warning:Notifications were mailed to the winners.

Medieval Latin nōtificātiōn- (stem of nōtificātiō). See notify, -ation
Middle English notificacioun 1325–75

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notification /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n

the act of notifying
a formal announcement
something that notifies; a notice
(usually plural)
- an icon or sound on a smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device indicating the user has one or more messages, activity alerts, updates to apps, etc
- the message, activity alert, update, etc, indicated by the icon or sound

no•ti•fy /ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.

to inform; give notice to;
tell: [~ + object]to notify the police.[~ + object + of]to notify the police of a crime.[~ + object + that clause]You'll have to notify him that there's been an accident.

no•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌnoʊtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]a notification of our intent to sell the house.[uncountable]to give sufficient notification of your intention.
no•ti•fi•er, n. [countable]See -nota-.

no•ti•fy (nō′tə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.

to inform (someone) or give notice to:to notify the police of a crime.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to make known;
give information of:The sale was notified in the newspapers.

Latin nōtificāre, equivalent. to (g)nōt(us) (past participle of (g)nōscere to come to know; see know¹) + -ificāre -ify
Middle French notifier
Middle English notifien 1325–75

no′ti•fi′a•ble, adj.
no′ti•fi′er, n.

'notification' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

advice - Amber alert - notice - act warning - elope - letter of advice - Megan's Law - prenotification - rejection slip - walking papers

Synonyms: announcement, warning, more...

Collocations: receive a notification [for, of], a notification of a [price drop, new message], notification of [renewal, expiration, delay, downtime], more...

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